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““Alf:
Season Two”
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
Screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
2.0 |
| Languages |
English
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| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
550 minutes
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| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
8/23/05 |
| Studio |
Lion’s Gate
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Episode summary
provided by Alf himself, two episodes of the animated series
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| Cast
and Crew: |
Max Wright,
Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory, Mihaly “Michu” Meszaros,
Paul Fusco, Abraham Verduzco |
| Written
By: |
Steve Hollander,
Al Jean, Marjorie Gross |
| Produced
By: |
Paul Fusco
and Tom Patchett |
| Directed
By: |
Gary Shimokawa,
Nick Havinga |
| Music:
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Alf Clausen
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| The
Review: |
What’s an alien to do when he crash
lands on Earth without a phone to call home? Move in with
the local Los Angeles family he’s been annoying since he landed.
In 1986 this sitcom became a surprise hit on NBC. Featuring
a puppet as the lovable alien Alf, the series spawned an animated
spin off as well. First I have to tell you up front I’m not
a fan of this show. It just wasn’t funny to me. That said,
I’m going to keep my critical comments to a minimum because
I’m aware that there are a lot of fans of this series.
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| Image
and Sound: |
Originally
shot on video, “Alf” looks surprisingly good on DVD. The colors
are bright and aren’t quite as vibrant as I thought they would
be. The image quality is pretty good with most of the episodes
looking fairly sharp with nice clarity. The bad news for fans
is that these are the syndicated episodes of the series so each
episode is missing two to three minutes. The mono soundtrack
sounds pretty good as well. --- |
| The
Extras: |
While this
doesn’t have the gag reel that was a highlight for fans of
the first season, it does feature two bonus episodes of the
animated series produced after this was cancelled. Once again
we have the animated menus hosted by Alf discussing products
for the Alf Shopping Network. This is actually a pretty clever
send up of the Home Shopping Network. There’s a summary of
each episode available if you click on the question mark.
Alf himself tells you about the episodes. ---
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
tracks. |
| Final
Words: |
While these
are the syndicated versions of the series, the image quality
is pretty good overall. I don’t know if the original aired episodes
no longer exist or if the copyright owner just shipped out the
wrong masters to Lion’s Gate but I would have thought that this
problem would have been corrected by now. Including the two
bonus episodes of the animated series is a nice plus but I’m
sure fans would much rather have the uncut episodes. |
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